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Journey's West

A cowboy's journey west Traveling wagon train was the best No Mercedes Benz or jumbo planes Carved forests, climbed mountains, & plowed the plains Beans and cornbread soothes hunger pangs A bonnet or ten gallon hat protects our brains Sleeping under stars watching asteroids Resting our butts and healing hemorrhoids I smell the Pacific from across the valley And yell in delight, "We're now in Cali!"

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 4/30/2012 2:17:00 PM
Fun read.
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Date: 5/8/2010 5:56:00 PM
enjoyed, it is hard to believe how they made the trip with all the hazards.
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Date: 5/8/2010 4:07:00 AM
i love the cowboy lives and ways, its all bout nature. how sweet is that. I never saw the reason for the bonnet or gallon hats, now I know it was to protect their brains, enjoyed,..p.d.
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Date: 5/7/2010 7:22:00 PM
Thankxxx Abe .. appreciate your reading my poetry tonight.. been a while and good job choosing Raul as your first place winner in your MLK contest.. your responses have been just as great for the new contest too.. happy weekend..luv.. "Sweetheart"
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Date: 5/7/2010 5:39:00 PM
Yes, we do lack the olden days and ways
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Date: 5/7/2010 2:32:00 PM
Got a chuckle out of this one. What a creative perspective. If this is for the contest, best wishes. Have a good weekend. Karen
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Date: 5/7/2010 1:48:00 PM
Neat write Abe and good luck in Debbie's contest... this is so fun to read and a great view of the cowboy... u are receiving some wonderful entries for your contest as I have been reading on my day at the beach... good luck judging so many wonderful poems... my entry for Debbie is Catalog of the Cowboy... luv.. from the "Sweetheart"
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Date: 5/7/2010 1:37:00 PM
Don't you wish we could go back to those simpler days, Abe? Thanks for taking us on your fun journey. Best wishes, Carolyn
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